As part of the University of Toronto, the Comparative Education Service (CES) will be closed for the holiday season from Saturday, December 22, 2018 to Sunday, January 6, 2019 (inclusive). This closure period is not included in the estimated processing time published on our
processing times page. The ECA online application is still open during the closure period, but the submitted applications will only be reviewed in the order they are received, starting from January 7, 2019.
Normal office hours will resume on Monday, January 7, 2018. We will respond to email inquiries as quickly as possible upon our return.
Please note the current estimated processing times:
Educational Credential Assessment Report
- General Use: 6 weeks
- Immigration: 12 weeks
- Renewing an expired immigration report: 3 weeks
- Upgrading a General ECA report for Immigration: 4 weeks
These processing time frames do not include delivery.